Overview

• About ten EU countries on the bloc’s eastern flank held talks on September 26 and now treat the project as a priority, according to Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius.
• Officials outline an initial focus on deploying additional ground and satellite sensors to improve detection, with interception systems to follow.
• Ukraine offered to share its combat-tested methods for stopping Russian drones and is among the few European producers of anti‑drone technology.
• A spate of recent incidents sharpened urgency, including 19 drones shot down over Poland, a drone overflight in Romania, Russian military jets entering Estonian airspace, and Danish airport closures linked to drone sightings.
• The Kremlin condemned talk of shooting down Russian aircraft as dangerous and irresponsible, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov responding to recent remarks in the debate.